Du Jiaming could understand the meaning of her words. In the past, Du Jiaming might have agreed to her proposal. After all, he could no longer rely on the Jiang family, and there was no need to care about their opinions.
But for some reason, he flinched when he saw the woman in front of him.
"Xiao Nuan, I know what you mean, but now is not the right time," he responded casually.
Qiao Wenwan stepped forward and held his hand. "When will the time be? Brother Jiaming, even if you and I don't get married, they all know about our relationship. I really want to live a good life with you and have children for you."
Feeling the warmth of the big hand and the unique scent of the man, Qiao Wenwan threw herself into his arms and hugged him tightly.
Du Jiaming was stunned, remembering that their outstanding eldest son in the previous life had even gone abroad.
That child was born in 1978, which is next year.
He reached out his hand stiffly and patted her shoulder. "I won't keep you waiting too long. Once I get the position as an elementary school teacher and have a stable job, we'll get married."
Qiao Wenwan, who had thrown herself into the man's arms and blushed belatedly, hugged him even tighter with a sweet look on her face when she heard what he said.
"I know that you have me in your heart, Brother Jiaming."
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Jiang Wanwan heard that Du Jiaming entertained the brigade cadres and Wang Fang came to her house to pay New Year's greetings after the New Year.
As soon as she opened her mouth, Wang Fang couldn't stop laughing.
"Wanwan, you have no idea. When I heard my dad talk about that scene after coming back, I almost died of laughter. Qiao Wennuan prepared six dishes and generously told my dad that they could help themselves to them. If they didn't have enough, there would be more in the pot. My dad thought it was something delicious, but guess what it was?"
Jiang Wanwan was peeling melon seeds while listening to her talk, and asked casually, "What?" In fact, she already had a guess in her mind.
Based on her understanding of Qiao Wennuan, she definitely wouldn't be as generous as she said.
Wang Fang took a sip of water and continued, "Six dishes, three cold and three hot: stir-fried radish strips, stir-fried shredded cabbage, stir-fried potato slices, cold shredded cabbage, cold shredded potato, and cold shredded radish. When these six dishes came up, everyone's faces were so ugly. My father is not a greedy person, but he does eat with the members during festivals. This is the first time he has seen such a large dish. Accountant Li didn't even touch his chopsticks. He originally thought they invited him to apologize to him for the year-end account settlement, but after looking at these six dishes, it turns out they were here to humiliate him."
Now Jiang Wanwan couldn't help laughing.
It's really rare for them to prepare six dishes for a dinner party. It would be better not to invite guests at all.
"What happened next?"
"What else can we do? We have to give them face. They've already been there, and if they just leave after seeing a few dishes, it would seem like they're just doing it for a bite of food. Besides, Du Jiaming is quite good at handling things. He quickly poured wine for everyone. If the dishes are not good, he should just give them more wine. Guess what happened next."
Then he guessed, "It's not the wine that's the problem, maybe it's diluted with water?"
Wang Fang slapped her thigh and said, "You really understand them. As my father said, it's not that there's water in the wine, it's that there's wine in the water. The wine is so weak, it's no different from drinking plain water."
This is something she can really do.
I don't know what Du Jiaming was thinking. He wanted a position as a primary school teacher and he also knew to please the village cadres, but he was so petty about this matter.
None of the families of the branch secretary and the team leader can afford to eat, and it's the New Year. No matter how hard life is at other times, they will not let themselves down at this time. Do they think it's good enough to have some cabbage and radishes?
Primary school teachers are selected through public examinations, which shows how little confidence they have in themselves.
However, if the branch secretary and his men really fall for this, he will probably lose the primary school teacher position that he originally had a chance of getting.
Speaking of the educated youth site, Wang Fang had to mention Li Meiling again. When she mentioned this person, her cheeks puffed up with anger.
"You don't know, that day my third brother promised to buy me a new scarf for the holiday, but he and Li Meiling went to the county town and came back empty-handed. Since I was a child, my third brother has loved me the most. He never came back empty-handed, not to mention that he promised to buy me a scarf."
Jiang Wanwan was eating melon seeds, thinking about the day she met Wang Dong and Li Meiling. She wondered why she should buy a scarf, as she probably had spent all her savings on watches.
Wang Fang looked depressed. "You don't know what my third brother is like when he comes back. He looks so silly and giggles all the time. If I hadn't mentioned the scarf, he would have forgotten about me, his younger sister. He hasn't even married yet. If he really wants to marry Li Meiling into our family, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in this house any longer."
"Don't think too much. Your third brother will get married and have children sooner or later, just like your eldest and second brothers. They got married and had children, but you were fine at home, too. You even have someone who loves you."
"Bullshit! If you told me someone else, I might believe you. But that Li Zhiqing is not easy to get along with. I'm worried that marrying her into our Wang family will cause unrest in our family."
Jiang Wanwan thought about Li Meiling's personality and felt that maybe it was possible.
Handing her a handful of melon seeds, he said, "So what are you going to do in the future? I see the two of you get along pretty well. Your third brother is going to marry someone after the New Year, right? Why don't you hurry up and find someone for yourself, get married, and stay away from them?"
Wang Fang looked melancholy. "It's not as easy as you say. Do you know why I came to you again today? The matchmaker came again. My mother still wants to find me a cultured man. It's not easy to find a cultured man in the countryside, and the city people don't like us."
She cracked a melon seed, her eyes closed so that the emotion in them could not be seen.
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